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Health Planner
- Temporary Full-Time, 6 month position
- Classified as Band 6
- $85,836.46 - $95,416.88 per annum (pro rata) plus 9.5% superannuation
About Us
Moonee Valley City Council is a vibrant and diverse municipality. We are a local government within the north-west metropolitan area of Melbourne, providing a range of services to some 118,000 residents and over 10,000 businesses.
The Opportunity
Reporting into the Coordinator Social Planning & Wellbeing, this position will see you facilitating the development and implementation of effective strategic planning, projects and programs to improve community health and wellbeing. Key responsibilities and duties include:
- Undertaking social research, health impact assessments, data analysis and health, social and community planning activities to inform the development of policies, plans and programs
- Developing, implementing and evaluating strategic documents, and sustainable projects and programs including the municipal public health and wellbeing plan
- Assisting with the identification and development of grant and funding applications
- Advocating for improved health and wellbeing outcomes through networks, partnerships, submissions and in response to issues arising
- Influencing and contributing to other Council strategies and projects
- Providing advice and recommendations to reduce health inequalities in the community
About You
To be suitable for this position, you will possess the following:
- Tertiary or post graduate qualifications in Community Planning, Community Development, Health, Social Science or a related field, along with substantial experience
- Sound knowledge of the strategic role and direction of contemporary social planning, particularly diversity and social inclusion within Local, State and Commonwealth government
- Experience in effectively engaging and consulting with community through policy plan and strategy development and implementation
- Knowledge and proven ability to implement health and wellbeing policy frameworks and initiatives
- Proven project management skills, including a familiarity with budgeting techniques
What We Offer
At Moonee Valley, our greatest strength is our people. We recruit people who can be better than ourselves and retain people by allowing them to grow at their own pace, providing training opportunities and offering a safe environment where they will be rewarded for their contributions.
We recognise the needs of employees with family responsibilities and we want to help them balance their home and work life. Council provides a number of benefits to our staff including generous paid parental and pre-natal leave, carer’s leave, salary sacrifice options, flexible work opportunities, and an alternate model of employment where staff may purchase up to six additional weeks of annual leave.
Our Culture of Inclusion
We don’t just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our services and our community. With a focus on inclusion, accessibility and flexibility, we'll support you at every stage of your career. We recognise the importance of balance and embrace work agility, understanding that this means different things to each and every one of our employees.
Moonee Valley City Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer and we value diversity and encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people of any age or gender, people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and/or queer (LGBTIQA+) and people with disability. If you have a reasonable adjustment, support or access requirement, we encourage you to let us know through your application or email hradmin@mvcc.vic.gov.au or call 9243 1122.
For further information please view the Position Description or contact Lauren Treby, Coordinator Social Planning & Wellbeing on (03) 9243 1132.
Closing date: 11:45pm, Sunday 5 May 2019
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